Ancestor Meditation: Dienstag/Thing Day/Tuesday (grandparents) Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967) and Maria Hildebrand (1895-72)Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967)Birth 15 May 1898 in Medford, Grant County, Oklahoma, USADeath 26 Mar 1967 in Hesston, Harvey County, Kansas, United States*Married 2 June 1920Maria Hildebrand (1894-72)Birth 30 Dec 1894 in Marion County, Ks, USADeath 22 Jul 1972 in Newton, Harvey County, KS, USAGravesites @ Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, Goessel, Ks<> I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me. I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.<> Elder Rune Summons: Born of fire, born of iceLife is lived at such a priceElder Runes in your wayAdvise the mortal man today<> ​

Elder Rune: Dagaz: Light of day, total enlightenment, awakening, the AH-HA moment, benefit from new information, achieving balance, harmony, hyper-consciousness, the light of dawn, the twilight/dawn polarity, positive focus on life, light at the end of the tunnel, increase, growth, an ending prior to a beginning, transformation, possibly related to the 3rd eye; the mystical place where the two lobes of the brain join.*A3R7<> Armanen Rune Summons: Born of fire, born of iceLife is lived at such a priceArmanen Runes in your wayAdvise the Spirit man today<> ​

Armanen Rune: Ka:Havamal 151:A sixth one is mine, if a man wounds meWith the root of a trunk still with juice;Then I am unscathed, the man himself is consumedBy the evil with which he threatened me.Imperviousness, a reversal of fortune, the world tree, preservation of tribe or race, ancestors/ancestry, loyalty, that which is existing, defense, the polarity of the male/female principle in the Universe, opposing energies, earthly love, as executive power of balancing justice, art, capability, artist, genius, being favored, procreation, the child, force, that which is established, World Tree/the Irminsul/the All, power, generation, ability and artfulness, sensuality, higher consciousness, return.“Your blood, your highest possession” (List, 53).*H1R6<> Interpretation: Enlightenment (Dagaz) brings imperviousness (Ka). <> 1st check on all fur-kids<> Outcome: 8hrs of sleep with a couple of wake-ups. One I don’t even remember but I ended up in my recliner.<> Morning conversation with my wife…once again she’s hurting.<> Breakfast sandwich on wheat toast. <> Car shuffle so my wife can run an early but necessary errand. <> Toby and I out for a late morning, well behaved, 30min walk.*mildly warm, partly cloudy, slight north breeze.<> Lazy afternoon.<> Call into VA bill payArranged bill-pay with the bankCall into insuranceCall into Elite Renovation; no response Call into mortgage company <> Not a horrible night @ work. The table shaper is back up and running @ full capacity. There was more than enough to keep me busy on it; not a lot of time turned-in, but busy.<> Last check on all fur-kids.<> Shower…feel asleep in my recliner…02:00, nighty-night…I get to sleep with my wife. <> ​

God/dess Meditation: ZiuZiu/Tyr, god of selflessness; of war & glory, one-handed god, sacrificial god, Sergeant at Arms at the Thing, enforcer of law & order, bravest of all gods; you chained the Fenris Wolf that threatened the worlds. We can’t do that, but we can do other things, some ordinary, others heroic. Remind us of your bravery and your sacrifice. Give us the courage and strength we need to fetter out own Fenris. Keep us mindful of our duties and help us keep our fears bound as tightly as you bound old Slaver Mouth. Thus doing, may we share in your glory by imitating you. WE GIVE YOU MOST A HEART-FELT HAIL, ZIU, as we honor the Ziu that resides in us all!*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson<> Alaf Sal Fena!

Ancestor Meditation: Manostag/Mano’s Day/Monday (parents) Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963) and Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994), Jewell F. Reimer [(sister) (1947)], Michael L Reimer [(brother) (1948-1997)].Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963)Birth 24 October 1924 in Whitewater, Butler County, Kansas, USA*US Navy veteran, Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean Area (JICPOA)**Naval Intelligence Office, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.*Married 23 June 1946Death 10 October 1963 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USAAnna M. Schmidt (1926-1994)Birth 20 January 1926 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USADeath 23 September 1994 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USAI honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me. I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.<> Elder Rune Summons: Born of fire, born of iceLife is lived at such a priceElder Runes in your wayAdvise the mortal man today<> ​

Elder Rune: Jera: Harvest, 12th Rune of the Futhark, the number 12, cycles, a turning point, cause and effect, the Rune of return, two halves of a cyclic whole, harmony-in-movement-in-balance, improvement, expansion, growth, progress, patience, fruition of plans, the mystic union between Earth and the Cosmos, the result of a previous action, appropriate reward for the right (or wrong) action.*A2R4<> Armanen Rune Summons: Born of fire, born of iceLife is lived at such a priceArmanen Runes in your wayAdvise the Spirit man today<> ​

Armanen Rune: Laf: Havamal 159:A fourteenth I sing to the assembled FolkWhen naming the divine names;The Aesir and Alves and their various kindsNo one can spell out without learning.Determination, learned knowledge, singing before the All, presentation, Urlag; life fate and destiny, life as law, life following the law, experience, test, temptations by life-circumstances, water, sea, good management, test of life, school of the lives, relations, defeat and the laws of nature, life and primal law, psychic & spiritual awareness, cosmic flow, seeds of thought, the etheric part of the body, initiation that experiences life on earth as a continuous process of initiation, The Cosmic Ocean.“First learn to steer, then dare the sea-journey” (List, 60).H3R2<> Interpretation: A turning point (Jera) brings determination (Laf).<> 1st check on all fur-kids<> Outcome: 8 ½ hrs. of sleep with two wake-ups.<> Breakfast sandwich on wheat toast.<> Morning conversation with my wife. She’s ran out of her meds and is in a great deal of pain.<> Toby and I out an exceptionally well behaved, late morning, 30min walk.*mild/muggy, cloudy, slight south breeze.<> WOW! A noon-hour downpour!*I went out onto the porch. Socks was comfy in his chair but became unsettled when I was out. He ran off the porch and underneath our cars. I ran for the back-gate and Socks beat me there. He was SO ready to go into his house. Good boy, Socks.<> Oh no, death #4 in my wife’s wider circle of frirnds.<> Two chicken patties with cheese, baked zucchini coins, garden salad <> WOW! 73degF on the car thermometer going into work.Table shaper down due to the back gear being shot. I TOLD them this was coming. Stayed in layout and turned in a full 8hrs+ of time.WOOOOOOOW! 63degF on the car thermometer going home.<> Last check on all fur-kids.<> Shower, 01:30 nighty-night, I get to sleep with my wife.<> ​

God/dess Meditation: Mano, god of the moon: Greetings to you, Mano, glorious male aspect of the moon; silver messenger on high. You’re the measurer and teller of time. You’re the counterpart to Sunna, the feminine aspect of the sun. As you fly silently on your way reflect into our souls the glory of the High Ones that we might aspire to the realms of the gods. Bathe our world in soft brightness, and whisper to our souls of joyous realms beyond our knowing. Mano, let us see the goodness within us and without us, all the nights and days of our lives. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, MANO, as we honor the Mano that resides in us all!*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson<> Alaf Sal Fena!

Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum, Goessel, Kansas)Sunnastag/Sunna’s Day/Sunday (2nd great grandparents) David A. Schmidt (1822-1892) and Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)David A. Schmidt (1822-1892)Birth 19 May 1822 in Alexanderwohl, Molotschna South, RussiaDeath 18 Dec 1892 in Marion County, Kansas, United States*Married 15 November 1849Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)Birth 23 Jan 1828 in Majdan Królewski, Podkarpackie, Duchy of Poland, West PrussiaDeath 01 Apr 1911 in Goessel, Marion County, Kansas, United States<> I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me. I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.* no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.<> Elder Rune Summons: Born of fire, born of iceLife is lived at such a priceElder Runes in your wayAdvise the mortal man today<> ​

Elder Rune: Mannaz: The human, Heimo; our genetic connection to the gods, humankind, cooperation between people, the special human, the human intellect, awareness, kinship, social structure, the ability to work well within a social structure in an effort be effective within it, social interaction and order, perfected intellect, attract support from your peers, attainment of common goals, Divine structure.Conversely:Problems relating with Heimo and humanity, without cooperation between people, the inability to work within a social structure in an effective way, self-delusion, intellectual arrogance/ignorance, bigotry, inability to make peace with others, destructive social nature, closed mindedness, failed social interaction and disorder; anti-social behavior and lack of Divine structure.*A3R4<> Armanen Rune Summons: Born of fire, born of iceLife is lived at such a priceArmanen Runes in your wayAdvise the Spirit man today<> ​

Armanen Rune: Tyr:Havamal 157:A twelfth one I sing, when I see through the brushThe hanged one swinging from the hemp;He climbs down from the trunk, must tell me his taleWhen I carve the Runes right.

Rebirth, renewal, rising from the ashes, excitation, revelation, mysteries revealed, sacrifice, rebirth of the Sun god, fertility and/or destruction, generation, power, success, wisdom, duties fulfilled, art of concealment and hiding, rebirth into the light - life of the soul, the power to make situations turn completely around, spiritual understanding, the power of regeneration, warrior strength, justice, balance, personal sacrifice of the father, resurrection/reincarnation/born again; “Do not fear anything, even dying cannot kill you. Better to die than to be dead alive” (Gorsleben).“Fear not death - it cannot kill you (List, 58).H2R6<> Interpretation: Social interaction (Mannaz) brings excitation (Tyr).<> 1st check on all fur-kids<> Outcome: 8 ½ hours of fairly good sleep. A thunderstorm rolled in overnight. My wife sleeps with a small TV on her side of the bed. I couldn’t tell if the thunder I heard was on her TV or outside. When I saw lightening thru my window, I immediately became concerned for Socks. Luckily, he was on the porch when I checked and he came running when I called him from the stoop of his house.<> Good morning conversation with my wife.<> Full breakfast with 3-eggs sunny side up, wheat bread for sopping, diced potatoes and deli-sliced ham.<> More conversation with my wife. She is so smart about so many things I never knew.<> Toby and I out for a noon hour, well behaved, 30min walk.*mild/muggy, cloudy, slight breeze.<> Today’s MLS scores https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/schedule/2018-07-29one game on ESPNone game on FSI<> McDs for a lite lunch.<> Cleaned house to presentable standards.<> 4 loads of laundry.<> To brother’s house with LOTS of Styrofoam packing and a bag of trash. His little kitten is coming along so well. I love visiting with her…well…and brother, too.<> Leftover spaghetti with cheese and diced chicken patties added with a garden salad.<> Wifey time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<> Today, I finished my first full day (2 doses) of CBD oil https://hempreleaf.com/product/hemp-releaf-cbd-essential-oil/. Time will tell.<> Mowed the front yard just prior to sunset.<> Whew!<> Last check on all fur-kids.<> 23:30, started calling Socks due to an impending storm coming into Wichita. Luckily, he came home pretty quickly. I had to call Toby in from outside, too. All fur-babies are safe.<> 24:00 nighty-night. I get to sleep with my wife.<>

God/dess Meditation: Paltar, you're the blameless god, gloriously shining god, rising god, restoration god, husband to the faithful Nanda, beloved son of Wodan and Frija. Just as you restore Mittigart after Godotuom, restore us after we experience our own Godotuoms of life. Let your goodness and your reconciliation smooth our paths on Earth. When our days here are over, light up death’s darkness with the promise of rebirth. Help us to avoid evil and seek the good. Inspired by your example, we will keep our reputations spotless that our lives be proclaimed a victory of the Spirit, and our leaving his life a tragedy. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, PALTAR, as we honor the Paltar that resides in us all!*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson<> Alaf Sal Fena!

Ancestor Meditation: (grave-sites @ Alexanderwohl Mennonite, Goessel, Ks and Medford Oklahoma Mennonite respectively) Tag der Fruchtbarkeit/Day of Fertility/Saturday (2nd great grandparents) Peter Amos Reimer (1832-1905) and Agatha Dirksen (1840-1905)Peter A Reimer (1832-1905)Birth 17 Sept 1832 in Ohrloff, Molotschna, South RussiaDeath 3 Sept 1905 in Goessel, KS*Married 22 September 1858Agatha Dirksen (1840-1905)Birth 07 Apr 1840 in Sparrau, Molotschna, South RussiaDeath 3 Apr 1905 in Medford, OK<> I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me. I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.*no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.*offered up some tobacco for Granny Aggie.<> Elder Rune Summons: Born of fire, born of iceLife is lived at such a priceElder Runes in your wayAdvise the mortal man today<> ​

Elder Rune: Ansuz: In favor of the gods, Wodan specifically, the Divine Father, Wodanic wisdom, the Athem - Divine/vital breath, the force of creation, taking inventory of one’s Tru Spirit and spiritual balance, a higher source of inspiration, communication skills and divine ancestry, higher consciousness, mental stability, self-discipline, the loving/bright/compassionate Alle-Vater, spiritual balance.Conversely:Outside the favor of Alle-Vater Wodan vital/divine breath and the ancestral/Wodanic wisdom, separation from one’s true Spirit, spiritual imbalance, spiritual shunning, neurotic compulsive liar, exercise caution with communication and dealings including intelligence; a lack of inspiration, tough-love Fathering, the absent All-Father, the shadow/dark/mysterious side of Alle-Vater Wodan.*A1R4<> Armanen Rune Summons: Born of fire, born of iceLife is lived at such a priceArmanen Runes in your wayAdvise the Spirit man today<> ​

​Armanen Rune: Fa: Havamal 146:The first one promises to help generouslyIn sorrow, sickness and pain;In eternal change, man goes forthFrom death to new creation.

Generous help, luck, eternal change, forward motion, binding, life/death/life, new creation, property, to grow, to wander, to destroy, to shred, guidance, Father, potential change reflected in a beginning; preface of that which is becoming, being and passing away; procreation, creative father principle, Alle-Vater principle. primal Fire, the power of spirit and change as well as the power of creativity, the Divine Masculine Principle, success, pure, generated fire that acts creatively in love, will that spares manifestation down to the material levels, necessity of change.“Generate your luck and you will have it” (List, 49).*H1R1<> Interpretation: Divine wisdom (Ansuz) brings generous help (Fa).<> 1st check on all fur-kids<> Outcome: 8hrs of pretty good sleep with a couple of post sunrise wake-ups.<> My health by the numbers:Weight: 255Glucose: 113BP: 134/73Pulse: 79<> Breakfast from frozen<> A Vortex of Time; A Time Travel Convention https://www.facebook.com/events/1519688618074003/ Geeky stuff, but fun<> Lunch @ El Mexico Café, her treat.<> Dillons petrol to fill brother’s tank.<> Wife is napping in her office.<> International Champions Cup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_International_Champions_CupManchester United v Liverpool on ESPN/Sling-TV*Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 107K+seat stadium PACKED!Man U 1: 4 LiverpoolBayern München v Manchester City on ESPN/Sling-TV*Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens Florida, 65K+seat stadium not-so-well packed!Bayern 2:3 Manchester CityInternational Champions Cup Table: http://www.espn.com/soccer/standings/_/league/global.champs_cup<> Hemp Releaf*FB: https://www.facebook.com/pg/TotalReleaf/about/?ref=page_internal*WWW: https://hempreleaf.com/I can’t smoke the shit because of work; however, if it ever becomes legal that will change everything, but I want to experiment with this CBD stuff prior to my follow-up eye appointment in August. I must admit, ever since I was diagnosed with the beginning stages of glaucoma, I’ve become very concerned.Dillons<> MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/ on ESPN/Sling-TVSKC v Dallas*23rd min goal dallas*@ the half, SKC 0:1 Dallas*50th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*62nd min goal dallas*74th min goal dallas*90+7 GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*End of match SKC 2:3 Dallas*smhToday’s MLS scores: https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/schedule/2018-07-28<> Paid FUCKING Westar’s final bill from the temp pole with the support from my wife.<> Last check on all fur-kids.<> 24:00 nighty-night, I get to sleep with my wife.<>

God/dess Meditation: Saga, glorious goddess of history, we greatly honor you as part and parcel of our ever-expanding past. As we share in Minnatranc, whisper to our hearts of the stories about our gods, our ancestors, our heroes and their glories. Be the resource for our memories should we ever forget from whence we come. Gently remind us that we all have a rich history from which to pull. For it is as we remember and respect the past can we deal with our present, knowing that we will someday have to deal with our spiritual debt. We honor you, Saga, as a repository for the basis of all that we are, all that we are coming to be, and all that our offspring will inherit from us. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, SAGA, as we honor the Saga that resides in us all.*C. Reimer/V. Elmersson<> Alaf Sal Fena!

Frijastag/Frija’s Day/Friday (great grandparents) David D. Schmidt (1852-1924) and Elisabeth Zülke (apx1856-1932) David D. SchmidtBirth 11 June 1852Death 18 March 1924 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USAMarried 22 February 1876Elizabeth Zülke (1856-1932)Birth 4 JAN 1856 in Waldheim, Molotschna, South RussiaDeath 19 JUN 1932 in Lehigh, Kansas<> I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me. I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.<> Elder Rune Summons: Born of fire, born of iceLife is lived at such a priceElder Runes in your wayAdvise the mortal man today<> Elder Rune: Inguz: Ing-Fro, the god of Ar; prosperity, abundance, sexuality and fridu, gestation, the womb and the tomb, fertility, fruitfulness, peace and plenty, internal growth, personal development, solitude, well-being, nature wisdom, process/manifestation of creativity; wholesome, healthy sexuality, sacrifice for the positive, potential, completion of one stage and progressing to the next, internal/spiritual growth, enhancing male energy.*A3R6<> Armanen Rune Summons: Born of fire, born of iceLife is lived at such a priceArmanen Runes in your wayAdvise the Spirit man today<> Armanen Rune: Fa: Havamal 146:The first one promises to help generouslyIn sorrow, sickness and pain;In eternal change, man goes forthFrom death to new creation.Generous help, luck, eternal change, forward motion, binding, life/death/life, new creation, property, to grow, to wander, to destroy, to shred, guidance, Father, potential change reflected in a beginning; preface of that which is becoming, being and passing away; procreation, creative father principle, Alle-Vater principle. primal Fire, the power of spirit and change as well as the power of creativity, the Divine Masculine Principle, success, pure, generated fire that acts creatively in love, will that spares manifestation down to the material levels, necessity of change.“Generate your luck and you will have it” (List, 49).*H1R1<> Interpretation: Prosperity (Inguz) brings generous help (Fa).<> 1st check on all fur-kids<> Outcome: 7 ½ hrs. of restless sleep.<> Morning conversation with my wife. She woke up to another death in her circle of friends. WTF Universe?<> Two homemade breakfast burritos.<> Toby and I out for an exceptionally well behaved, 30min, noon hour walk.*sunny, mildly warm, slight south breeze.<> What the hela happened to the day?<> BK for lunch <> Not much on the table shaper @ the start of shift so I started in layout but enough showed up a bit later to get me back on it.<> Last check on all fur-kids.<> 01:30, I get to sleep with my wife.<> God/dess Meditation: Heil to you, Forsizo, son of Paltar and Nanda! You’re the god of justice and reconciliation. You sit in judgment of the right and wrong of all arguments. We call out to you in our time of legal need. We know that justice is a double-edged ax. On the one side, if our argument is just, grant us the proper conclusion. On the other side, if our argument is fraudulent, mete-out justice accordingly. Whether in the court of legal proceedings or the court of public opinion, grant us the justice according to the rightness of our deeds. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, FORSIZO, as we honor the Forsizo that resides in us all!*C. Reimer/V. Elmersson<> Alaf Sal Fena!

Donarstag/Donar’s Day/Thursday (great, grandparents) Peter Reimer (1868-1937) and Eva Hiebert (1874-1929)Peter Reimer (1868-1937)Birth 17 July 1868 in, Kleefeld, Molotschna, RussiaDeath 12 Jan 1937 in Kern County, California, United States*Married 9 April 1893Eva Hiebert (1874-1929)Birth 13 Jan 1874 in, Alexanderwohl, Molotschna, Taurida, RussiaDeath 20 Aug 1929 in Fresno, Fresno, California, United States<> I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me. I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.<> Elder Rune Summons: Born of fire, born of iceLife is lived at such a priceElder Runes in your wayAdvise the mortal man today<>

Elder Rune: Wunjo: Joy, pasture, happiness attained with the fulfillment of a wish, the strong Clanic relationship, social contacts, family ties, Clanic solidarity, fellowship, happiness, optimism, realization of true will, social and domestic harmony, good cheer, new social relationships, Fridu attained within a secure setting, a bright attitude of Wodan exposed.Conversely:Sadness, disruption/breakdown in the Clanic relationship, questionable social contacts, loser, miserable, loneliness, shunning, weakened family/Clanic ties, social and domestic disharmony, the inability to attain a wish, strife, alienation, pessimism, failed social relationships, Fridu is challenged, the shadow/dark side of Wodan is exposed.*A1R8<> Armanen Rune Summons: Born of fire, born of iceLife is lived at such a priceArmanen Runes in your wayAdvise the Spirit man today<> ​

Armanen Rune: Ur: Havamal 147:Another I name, that all need to haveWho officiate as curing healers;Know yourself, and you will know the world,And learn to discern between evil and its causes.Self-knowledge/awareness, all-knowing, discernment, witches/shamans/doctors, the primordial, eternity, primal fire, primal light, primal, primal bull, recognize the cause of an event, healing. that which is grasped or permanent, medical help, the healing powers of medical drugs, nurturing at the original basis, original cause, origin, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, contact with the transcendent, contact with the dead, life after mortal death, Mother-God, Creative Mother Principle, a physician’s rune and represents resurrection, eternity, and continuity, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, root of eternity, causality; the origin of time, cause and effect in the eternal power of becoming.“Know yourself, then you will know all” (List 50).*H1R2<> Interpretation: Joy (Wunjo) brings discernment (Ur).<> 1st check on all fur-kids<> Outcome: when we go to sleep @ 03:30, a 09:30 wake-up is expected.<> Godsdamn sore neck…I mean REALLY sore.<> Good morning conversation with my wife. She asked me to make a fruit-smoothie for her, which I was SO eager to accommodate. <> Breakfast sandwich on wheat toast.<> Bybee Electric is here. Maybe this time they can finally get things done right.<> BankMcDs for a lite snack<> Toby and I out for a well behaved, early afternoon, 30min walk.*WOO-HOO! I might have a wedding to do for this couple on one of the walk routs, and I told him I would do it for free because I like them both.*mild/muggy, cloudy, no breeze.<> Furniture delivered for wife’s office AND MY BIRTHDAY PRESENT RECLINER!<> Quickly made garden salad…running out of time before work.<> Not a horrible night @ work; enough to keep me bust on the table shaper.<> Now that was the oddest craving on the way home from work; hot cereal. Once home, craving satisfied. <> Last check on all fur-kids.<> Shower, 01:30, nighty-night, I get to sleep with my wife<> ​

That which “was” we can clearly see.That which “is becoming” forms now in our deeds.That which “is owed”, may be, but we cannot see. We celebrate die Wurtâ, the Ladies Three, for all eternity.*C. Reimer/V. Elmersson<> Alaf Sal Fena!

Ancestor Meditation: Wodanstag/Wodan’s Day/Wednesday (grandparents, Mother) David F. Schmidt (1895-1957) and Mary Goertz (1888-1983)David F. Schmidt (1895-1957)Birth 28 Feb 1885 in Lehigh, Marion County, KansasDeath 1 Oct 1957 in Marion County, Kansas*Married 22 October 1922Mary Goertz (1888-1983)Birth 17 March 1888 in Kismet, KansasDeath 27 Dec 1983 in Marion County, Kansas<> I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me. I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.<> Elder Rune Summons: Born of fire, born of iceLife is lived at such a priceElder Runes in your wayAdvise the mortal man today<> ​

Elder Rune: Wunjo: Joy, pasture, happiness attained with the fulfillment of a wish, the strong Clanic relationship, social contacts, family ties, Clanic solidarity, fellowship, happiness, optimism, realization of true will, social and domestic harmony, good cheer, new social relationships, Fridu attained within a secure setting, a bright attitude of Wodan exposed.Conversely:Sadness, disruption/breakdown in the Clanic relationship, questionable social contacts, loser, miserable, loneliness, shunning, weakened family/Clanic ties, social and domestic disharmony, the inability to attain a wish, strife, alienation, pessimism, failed social relationships, Fridu is challenged, the shadow/dark side of Wodan is exposed.*A1R8<> Armanen Rune Summons: Born of fire, born of iceLife is lived at such a priceArmanen Runes in your wayAdvise the Spirit man today<> ​

Armanen Rune: Man: Havamal 160:A fourteenth know I Volkrast, the dwarf,Sings early at the gates of dawn,To strengthen the Aesir, to empower the Alves,But to myself, All-Father, to gain wisdom.Strength, magical empowerment, acquisition of Divine wisdom, propagation of the human race, encompasses both the exoteric and the esoteric concepts of humanity, great gain, male mysteries/leadership, manly actions, pulling down the spiritual into material form, human/humanity, increase, masculinity, health, plenty, magic, spirit, truth, God-Man, male principle in Cosmos, birth, health, increase, maleness and man, Divine man, male principle in Cosmos, magic power, thaumaturgy, true self, the resurrected god, the upper part of the world tree, Irminsul, Rune of spiritual powers, of directing Manna powers; the sacred Rune of humankind encouraging us to be human.“Be a man” (List, 61).H3R3<> Interpretation: Joy (Wunjo) brings strength (Man).*OH, HELA YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<> 1st check on all fur-kids<> Outcome: 6 ½ hrs. of sleep with one post sunrise wake-up and an EXTREMELY slow wake-up.<> Wife is already busy but came in for conversation time.<> Two breakfast burritos from frozen.<> Sounds like some construction guys are here. This really needs to button-up soon.<> Toby and I out for a late-morning/noon-hour, well behaved, 30min walk.*warm, sunny/high clouds, fairly stout south wind.<> Ordered a marriage certificate from Kansas Vital Statists for wife’s use.*Wunjo/Man<> Sausage, kraut and a fresh ear of corn for lunch.<> Brother over with garden fresh vegetables given to him @ work:*onions*zucchini*cucumbers <> I was greeted @ work by my bread-n-butter parts and bread-n-butter parts #2. Between those two plus another job completed, I turned-in almost 17 ½ hours of work for an 8hr shift. *a work colleague who totally disrespected my Sister’s death actually apologized. I offered my hand in gratitude. As far as I’m concerned, our standoff is over. Now if only my former-and-most-evil-christian-brother could learn this lesson.*work just does not give up on asking for Sat AND Sun overtime. Oh no, it can’t be just Sat, but has to be both. I would consider one weekend day of overtime, but never both unless it’s made mandatory. Even then, I would probably call-in.<> Last check on all fur-kids.<> Shower, 02:00, bed, nighty-night. I get to sleep with my wife.*02:00-03:30…PLAYTIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*WUNJO/MAN!<> ​

God/dess Meditation: Heimo, HEAR ME! Gellanhorn’s god, son of nine mothers and whitest of all gods. You’re the genetic link between the gods and humankind. From your home in Himilberg, your keen eyes and sharp ears guard Ensigart, the world of the gods. As you stand so alert for the approach of giants, remind us that we must also watch for our own encroaching evil. Let weakness, cowardice, lies and dishonor be barred from Ensiwëg, the Rainbow Bridge, leading to our heart’s abode. Be a model for vigilance, that we may rise to the best that is in us, and someday join the Noble Gods in their shining homes. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, HEIMO, as we honor the Heimo that resides in us all!*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson<> Alaf Sal Fena!

Ancestor Meditation: Dienstag/Thing Day/Tuesday (grandparents) Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967) and Maria Hildebrand (1895-72)Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967)Birth 15 May 1898 in Medford, Grant County, Oklahoma, USADeath 26 Mar 1967 in Hesston, Harvey County, Kansas, United States*Married 2 June 1920Maria Hildebrand (1894-72)Birth 30 Dec 1894 in Marion County, Ks, USADeath 22 Jul 1972 in Newton, Harvey County, KS, USAGravesites @ Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, Goessel, Ks<> I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me. I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.<> Elder Rune Summons: Born of fire, born of iceLife is lived at such a priceElder Runes in your wayAdvise the mortal man today<> ​

Elder Rune: Laguz: A body of water, the necessity of water as a life source, life well-lived, life ever-flowing; seen and unseen, going with the flow, fluidity, the leek (a healing herb) the feminine, Nirdu, Erda (Mother Earth), Ing-Frô and Frouwa, emotions intact, potential for life, magical workings, conform with emotions, personal growth, the basic energy and secret source of organic life, feeling, the deep minded Spirit, intuition.Conversely:A dried-up body of Water, the struggles of life, swimming upstream, difficulties with relating to the feminine, manipulation, lack of moral fiber, emotions out of control or suppressed, shallow minded, deception, unsympathetic, totally void of growth, failing to go with the flow, frivolity, immaturity, depression, inability to formulate with the emotional world, unstimulated, sinking/drowning, disconnect with the Inner Self.*A3R5<> Armanen Rune Summons: Born of fire, born of iceLife is lived at such a priceArmanen Runes in your wayAdvise the Spirit man today<> ​

Armanen Rune: Fa: Havamal 146:The first one promises to help generouslyIn sorrow, sickness and pain;In eternal change, man goes forthFrom death to new creation.Generous help, luck, eternal change, forward motion, binding, life/death/life, new creation, property, to grow, to wander, to destroy, to shred, guidance, Father, potential change reflected in a beginning; preface of that which is becoming, being and passing away; procreation, creative father principle, Alle-Vater principle. primal Fire, the power of spirit and change as well as the power of creativity, the Divine Masculine Principle, success, pure, generated fire that acts creatively in love, will that spares manifestation down to the material levels, necessity of change.“Generate your luck and you will have it” (List, 49).*H1R1<> Interpretation: Fluidity (Laguz) brings help (Fa).<> 1st check on all fur-kids<> Outcome: 7 ½ of sleep with only one Toby wake-up<> Conversation with my wife<> Breakfast sandwich on wheat toast <> Toby and I out for a late morning, 30min, well behaved walk.*warm, partly cloudy, slight north breeze.<> Hodgepodge for lunch<> Lazy <> ÜBER lazy…<> My wife said she was responsible for my low levels of energy and that things would improve once I go to work.*fluidity and help for a marriage relationship…methinks so.<> Not a horrible night at work, but not a lot for the table shaper. I stayed in layout all shift.*she was right.<> Last check on all fur-kids.<> 02:00 nighty-night…I get to sleep with my wife.<> ​

God/dess Meditation: Ostara, trustworthy goddess; wife to Brego; the adherent god of scalds, keeper of the golden apples of youth and eternal life, keep us young inside. When we are starving for laughter, hungry for the lightness that comes with having few years on our shoulders, slip us one of those gleaming fruits that we may see the world through youthful eyes. Let springtime be in our steps, love in our hearts and a song on our lips. Change us to the core! Fill us with optimism and dreams for the future. WE GIVE YOU MOST A HEART-FELT HEIL, OSTARA, as we honor the Ostara that resides in us all!*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson<> Alaf Sal Fena!

Ancestor Meditation: Manostag/Mano’s Day/Monday (parents) Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963) and Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994), Jewell F. Reimer [(sister) (1947)], Michael L Reimer [(brother) (1948-1997)].Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963)Birth 24 October 1924 in Whitewater, Butler County, Kansas, USA*US Navy veteran, Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean Area (JICPOA)**Naval Intelligence Office, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.*Married 23 June 1946Death 10 October 1963 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USAAnna M. Schmidt (1926-1994)Birth 20 January 1926 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USADeath 23 September 1994 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USAI honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me. I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.<> Elder Rune Summons: Born of fire, born of iceLife is lived at such a priceElder Runes in your wayAdvise the mortal man today<> ​

Elder Rune: Ansuz: In favor of the gods, Wodan specifically, the Divine Father, Wodanic wisdom, the Athem - Divine/vital breath, the force of creation, taking inventory of one’s Tru Spirit and spiritual balance, a higher source of inspiration, communication skills and divine ancestry, higher consciousness, mental stability, self-discipline, the loving/bright/compassionate Alle-Vater, spiritual balance.Conversely:Outside the favor of Alle-Vater Wodan vital/divine breath and the ancestral/Wodanic wisdom, separation from one’s true Spirit, spiritual imbalance, spiritual shunning, neurotic compulsive liar, exercise caution with communication and dealings including intelligence; a lack of inspiration, tough-love Fathering, the absent All-Father, the shadow/dark/mysterious side of Alle-Vater Wodan.*A1R4<> Armanen Rune Summons: Born of fire, born of iceLife is lived at such a priceArmanen Runes in your wayAdvise the Spirit man today<> ​

Armanen Rune: Eh: Havamal 162:A seventeenth I know, through a wise lawTo join two lives in love;And everyone is willing, no virginal womanWill leave me lightly after this.Warns against frivolous, transient love affairs, the legal bond between man and woman, lasting love, two bound together by the primal law of life, unification, sanctity of marriage, the cross of wedlock, fulfillment, maintaining strict morals within the bonds of legal marriage, love, duality, bound by primal law, love, trust and marriage. Soul-mates, wedding, partnership, permanent bond, binding decision, hope, duration, horse, permanence and marriage as a law, unity of ego and you, sister souls, soul-love, God-Man-Woman, ideal love, twin souls, two made one, success, increase.“Marriage is the raw-root of the Aryans” (List, 63).*H3R5<> Interpretation: Divine wisdom (Ansuz) brings marriage (Eh).*oh yes! Marrying my wife was THE SMARTEST thing I’ve ever done.<> 1st check on all fur-kids<> Outcome: 8 1/2hrs of sleep with only one wake-up.<> Good morning chat with my love my wife <> Breakfast sandwich on wheat toast<> Toby and I out for a well-behaved, late/mid-morning, 30min walk.*warm, partly cloudy, no breeze.<> Dentist visit with extremely well; save the fact she said I still have to floss. WTF? I guess my waterpik doesn’t replace flossing. <> Leftover spaghetti with a garden salad added.<> Now this is going to be different. I haven’t worked a full week since the beginning of the month. July 4th (Wed) was off. Then I took Thurs and Fri off anticipating my wife moving in, which didn’t happen until Sat. On Fri though, my regular eye appointment demanded a quick laser treatment. I then had to take the following Mon off (9th) for the treatment with Tues and Wed off (10th and 11th) to heal. Sister passed away Mon (16th) so I had bereavement leave Wed-Fri (18th-20th). I think I’m ready for a full week of work.*…BUT, anniversary date @ work is Aug 12th (full vacation time restored and sick-leave starts to re-build). Labor Day Weekend is the first weekend in Sept (1-3). I’m good.<> Not a horrible return to work, but I will NEVER understand the privileged few.*chat with wife over dinner. One of her “heart-kids” in Portland met his demise…sad.<> Last check on all fur-kids.<> 01:30 nighty-night; I get to sleep with my wife!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<> ​

God/dess Meditation: Nirdu, brother-husband, to Nirda, parents of the Wanâ; Ing-Frô and the Frouwa, beloved god of harbors and seas close to land; help us to remember the cargoes of wealth that float to our doors daily from the wonderful Universe in which we live. Though our misfortunes may rise and fall like the tides, the chance of prosperity, like the eternal sea brimming with fish, is still there. Like the salt-sea spray, awaken us to the possibilities that surround us, so that our nets may be cast wide and return full of life’s gifts. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, NIRDU, as we honor the Nirdu that resides in us all!*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson<> Alaf Sal Fena!

Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum, Goessel, Kansas)Sunnastag/Sunna’s Day/Sunday (2nd great grandparents) David A. Schmidt (1822-1892) and Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)David A. Schmidt (1822-1892)Birth 19 May 1822 in Alexanderwohl, Molotschna South, RussiaDeath 18 Dec 1892 in Marion County, Kansas, United States*Married 15 November 1849Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)Birth 23 Jan 1828 in Majdan Królewski, Podkarpackie, Duchy of Poland, West PrussiaDeath 01 Apr 1911 in Goessel, Marion County, Kansas, United States<> I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me. I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.* no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.<> Elder Rune Summons: Born of fire, born of iceLife is lived at such a priceElder Runes in your wayAdvise the mortal man today<> ​

Elder Rune: Hagalaz: The cosmic seed of potential, a sacred enclosure/shell, shaping, evolution, protection within, holiness, a type of Godotuom; destruction/regeneration, evolution, destructive elements, unavoidable unpleasantness, pruning, potentially destructive but change will occur on its own given time. Embrace the necessary destruction. Don't rail against it. Benefit from it.*A2R1<> Armanen Rune Summons: Born of fire, born of iceLife is lived at such a priceArmanen Runes in your wayAdvise the Spirit man today<> ​

​Armanen Rune: Tyr:Havamal 157:A twelfth one I sing, when I see through the brushThe hanged one swinging from the hemp;He climbs down from the trunk, must tell me his taleWhen I carve the Runes right.

Rebirth, renewal, rising from the ashes, excitation, revelation, mysteries revealed, sacrifice, rebirth of the Sun god, fertility and/or destruction, generation, power, success, wisdom, duties fulfilled, art of concealment and hiding, rebirth into the light - life of the soul, the power to make situations turn completely around, spiritual understanding, the power of regeneration, warrior strength, justice, balance, personal sacrifice of the father, resurrection/reincarnation/born again; “Do not fear anything, even dying cannot kill you. Better to die than to be dead alive” (Gorsleben).“Fear not death - it cannot kill you (List, 58).H2R6<> Interpretation: Change (Hagalaz) brings rebirth (Tyr).<> 1st check on all fur-kids<> Outcome: 7hrs of sleep with one post sunrise wakeup.<> Good morning greeting with my love my wife in her office…she hurting because of the potatoes she ate last night on our date.<> My health by the numbers:Weight: 249Glucose: 130BP: 141/77Pulse: 75<> Two loads of laundry<> Scrambled eggs with cheese and ham, whole wheat pancakes<> Toby and I out for a mid-morning, extremely stubborn, 30min walk; but my voice commands were more stubborn than Toby.*mild (really), cloudy, no breeze<> Aluminum can pick-up @ Jord_’s (WOW! His truck bed IS loaded, but can he help? Oh hela no.<> Lowe’sDillonsDillons petrol<> MLS scores Saturday https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/schedule/2018-07-21MLS scores Today https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/schedule/2018-07-22<> My wife is definitely down for the count. This is particularly why our marriage will work. When she’s down like this, I don’t need her to coddle me. I don’t need her to Mother me. I can be there for HER as needed. I’m totally capable of taking care of myself. She can just be still.<> Hammerstorm cookout with ax and knife throwing…FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*1st shot, I STUCK my long-handled ax!<> Last check on all fur-kids.<> 23:00 early to bed for an 11am dentist appointment tomorrow.<>

God/dess Meditation: Sunna, goddess of the Sun:Greetings to you Sunna, in all your feminine, fertile glory; Lamp of Wodan, newly risen! Hail to you who is the counterpart to Mano, male aspect of the Moon. You have shown on all our ancestors, you shine on us, and you will yet shine on our decedents yet unborn. Share with us some of your light, your energy, your power, so that we might better fight our battles and attain our goals. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL SUNNA, as we honor the Sunna that resides in us all!*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson<> Alaf Sal Fena!